xi, 260 pages : 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252)

Guitar history -- Development of the modern classical guitar -- C.F. Martin and the American guitar -- Early steel-string guitar -- Bigger guitars for the thirties -- Forties and fifties -- Folk boom -- Folk guitars -- 12-string guitar -- Classical guitar -- Flamenco guitar -- Archtop and electric guitars -- Hawaiian and lap-style guitars -- Pedal steel guitars -- Maccaferri Django guitar -- Harp guitars -- Guitar sound -- Wood, finish and glues -- How your guitar works: Action and setup -- The Neck -- Fingerboard and frets -- Nut -- Scale -- Top or soundboard -- Bracing -- Bridge -- Saddle -- Back and sides -- Lining, bindings and blocks -- Size and shape -- Assembling the guitar -- Suiting your: body, eye, style, suitcase (travel guitars), and pocketbook -- Strings: catgut to stainless steel -- Guage and tention -- Brands -- Bad vibes, heavy metal fatigue -- When to replace strings -- Pickups and amplifiction -- Pickup interfaces -- Electro-acoustic guitars -- Amplifiers and sound systems -- Transducers -- Used guitars and vintage guitars -- Historic guitars -- Dealers -- Care of the guitar -- Manufacturers -- Supplies for luthiers -- Glossary of terms -- Music shops -- Magazines -- Guitar shows

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